Jaeda

ONCE A MONTH For the Grands Once a month, I pose the kiddos Once a month, they smile long Once a month, I take a picture Once a month, they hold up strong Once a month, we write a letter Once a month, they say their thoughts Once a month, they sign their names...

Last week, we had the rain storm to top all rain storms. At least 20 minutes of downpour. Liddi and Jaeda were still sleeping when the rain started. Corban and I ran out to the porch in awe of the sheer power of the torrent. Neighbor...

One day, there was a mom who didn't know where they were going. This didn't seem to bother the son, since he had been given a rare car snack. And the daughter tended to not worry about anything anyway. And the baby just wanted milk in her belly at all times, no matter...

There once was a little girl named Jaeda who loved to swing from grown-up arms. One day, she jumped too hard and got a bad owie. Of course, they were visiting family in Michigan. Her mom and grammie took her to urgent care. They were too nervous with Jaeda's owie. So...

Having Mother's Day close to your birthday (ohmyword am I talking about my birthday again?!) is the best. A week's worth of celebrations or extra sweet nothings (like drinking juice for breakfast mmm). This Mother's Day, we felt like celebrating with another family, a mom whose...

Jon and Sam graced us with their beautiful presence within their first few weeks after finishing their freshman year...

I'm thirty today. I'm not freaking out. I feel like I'm finally at the number that fits my life stage. No longer a girl playing house. Married (to the same guy!) eight years, three kids, own a house, resident of current town for ten years, visit family...

Out of order for this picture They both want to be by Sister -Can I give her one more hug? -Let's just make it not too snug. Picked all the flowers in our backyard Just with grass greens they now bombard. First music program full of singing (But mostly just their small arms...

This little sweetie loves all living things. (Or stuffed things that represent living things.) Just this morning, I heard a loud "nom nom nom" at the dining room table. Her tiny plastic dinosaur had his face stuffed in her waffle. Every living being needs nourishment,...

After riding a two-wheeler with training wheels most of last summer, we had Corban try a balance bike. It took him a while to push his feet against the ground versus pedals. But he became quite adept at it and was lifting his feet up, gliding,...